{"product_id":"age-of-disaffection-the-aesthetic-critique-of-politics-in-1960s-japan-paperback","title":"Age of Disaffection: The Aesthetic Critique of Politics in 1960s Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Noonan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1960s in Japan have long been understood as a period of radical political engagement. But as political movements from Old Left Communism to New Left revolts appeared to fail in their efforts to revolutionize Japanese society, artists and intellectuals came to reject the ideals of postwar politics. Instead, they advocated withdrawing from political participation and making self-transformation the grounds for social change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis provocative book uncovers a paradox at the heart of the 1960s: how political disillusionment became the basis for a new form of politics--a politics of the self. Examining aesthetic criticism, popular literature, avant-garde art, cinema, and political theory, Patrick Noonan argues that cultural producers in 1960s Japan cultivated what he calls an \"ethos of disaffection\" toward revolutionary politics and postwar society. Departing from approaches that define politics as contestation, \u003ci\u003eAge of Disaffection\u003c\/i\u003e foregrounds cultivation, or the production of ways of feeling and relating to the world in efforts to redefine the political. It presents an unorthodox account of the 1960s: withdrawal from political activity developed not as the decade ended but as it was unfolding. Noonan reveals how Japanese artists and intellectuals in this period confronted a crucial question that continues to vex efforts at radical change today: transform institutions or alter how people relate to themselves and others?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick Noonan is assistant professor of Japanese literature and culture at Northwestern University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45520421159014,"sku":"9780231220484","price":72.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/oAO6W6kFX9780231220484.webp?v=1776458825","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/age-of-disaffection-the-aesthetic-critique-of-politics-in-1960s-japan-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}